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15 People of Israel, I’m now bringing
    a nation from far away to attack you,”
        declares the Lord.
“It is an enduring nation,
    an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you don’t know.
    And you won’t understand what they say.
16 Their quiver is like an open grave,
    and all of them are powerful warriors.

17 “They’ll devour your harvest and your food.
    They’ll devour your sons and your daughters.
        They’ll devour your vines and your fig trees.
With their swords they’ll batter down
    your fortified cities in which you trust.

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